Cerebral venous thrombosis as a complication of leptospirosis

Turhan V., Senol M. G., Sonmez G., Oncul O., Cavuslu S., Tanridag O.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION, cilt.53, sa.6, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.02.013
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Leptospirosis is an acute infectious disease caused by a spirochete of the leptospira gender and it is characterized by severe vasculitis. It is not common for leptospirosis to present as a primary neurological disease. On the other hand, no study has been reported on the progression of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) in patients with leptospirosis so far. This is the first case reported which shows CVT as a complication after the leptospirosis infection. An acutely developed leptospirosis and post-infectious CVT in a 21-year-old soldier is described here. (C) 2006 The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.